FBIMoneyyPak virus is an especially tricky virus which shuts down the computer before the anti-virus or malware program can clean it up, it will shut off the computer before system restore can complete its task.

Windows 7 saved PDF to my documents, and from there it can be printed. Printing PDF from Windows 8 requires more hoops to jump through, and saving the document requires more hoops. And I often work from PDF documents--so the added hoops just means time wasted and greater complexity over the simpler Windows 7 approach.

Windows 8 just added hoops, no real simplification. Plus the overall annoyance factor. Why do I need to be instantly connected to ebay or Amazon or other stuff and nonsense--like Solitaire? Seemed like a lotta hoopla without really great improvement. And I'm still trying to figure out how to get rid of the charms bar--did not anyone think that would get annoying in very short order?

Gentlemen/Ladies whoever wrote this dribble............Understand these tools are available in Windows OS's but the individual that desires professional tools without the INTRUSIVE MICROSOFT PROGRAMS, will always opt for more effective, quicker, spywareless software built by professionals that know people deserve a clean and effective system. I de-activate most of Microsoft Services that are actually services to collect data on the user. I won't go into detail on what I use on the computer's I build and repair, but I assure you the only thing microsoft has in any of the computers I have , repair or build are BARE-BONES OS, everything else is 3rd party and alot better than anything Microsoft spyware puts in our operating systems that we pay for and they spy on.

A. They are wanting to keep freeware and open source programs off their systems.B. They did not include enough space on their specs so the native hard drives are too small to add programs to.C. They really want you to do everything online, not on your computer.D. They passed off a phone OS as a computer OS, no computer programs will run correctly on a phone OS if at all.E. They are copying Apple, Only Microsoft programs will run on a Microsoft OS.

Another excellent HTG article! But there is some serious FUD going on here in the comments... If you don't like Microsoft, if you think Redmond is spying on you, if you think it's wrong for Bill to try to make money... whatever. /rolls eyes...

Download Linux and be done with it.

Meanwhile, the majority of the world will continue to use Windows, regardless of what you and I think. I don't much like the Modern gui myself, but it's fairly easy to ignore, just install Classic Start. And some of the newer tools and utilities in Win8 ARE rather nice. Old Dogs, New Tricks. Deal with it.

what i've found out is none of these features actually even work. windows 8 can't even restore itself from an image it made or even recognize the images. I gave up on windows 8, its a colossal failure and a complete waste of time and money. I've spent more time trying to keep it running than using it to accomplish anything. my linux hard drive has ran perfect while i've gone through 3 reinstalls of windows 8.

I got excited too, but then remember what happened before when MS included features from 3rd parties tools. When the diskscan and diskdefrag was first introduced, both were (copied) from Norton Utility. People who didn't use Norton Utility hooray the adding. I was excited too but only until I tried them, I realized what a piece of crab that MS had introduced, comparing to the real Norton Utility. But eventually these two piece of crabs prevailed, despite how crappy they are, and Norton Utility died out.

When MS included new features from 3rd parties tools, it has been and will always be a crappy toy whose only purpose is not to benefit the users but to suffocate the best tools to death.

I'm sorry but who has written this complete dribble? The majority of these tools have been implemented in previous versions of Windows. There are only a few that are new to Windows 8? The majority of which the average user wouldn't even touch.

Either way, get on Linux and none of the software listed is even needed.